Robotics Design Workshop (Ages 12 - 16)

​Dates: August 9th-13th, Morning Session (10:00 - noon)or Afternoon Session (1:00 - 3:00)

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Workshop Description:

ISU Extension and Outreach will offer QPR on Tuesday, May 4, and Tuesday, June 1, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursday, May 20, and Thursday, June 17 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Each program will last for one hour. Private classes for groups of 10-20 participants are also available upon request.

This program is offered to support clergy, leaders and lay members of any faith community. Clergy, congregation members, youth group leaders, volunteers and other concerned individuals can register at no cost for any of these programs. To register, go to https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/QPR. Participants will receive a unique URL prior to the program to access the Zoom hosted program. For more information, or to schedule a private group class, contact Demi Johnson at demij@iastate.

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Feed your club, community, country, and world with monthly, hands-on, and research-based activities and learning opportunities focused on gardening and growing, designed for all ages and abilities.

By working together across the state to grow gardens, we can not only provide food for our loved ones, but we can donate our harvest to food pantries while engaging in the gardening experience. We are working across Extension to share information and learning opportunities for all of Iowa, and Gardening to Give is the youth-focused program for this opportunity.

The Gardening to Give program will run from March 15th-October 30th, 2021. Registation is open!  Registration gives you gardening and growing research-based monthly activities and learning information. You do not have to be a 4-H member, but if you would like more info about the nation's largest youth development organization please call 319-234-6811 or email Diane at wolfejd@iastate.edu  

Register here for Gardening to GIVE!

Thank You to our Volunteers who help pack our Extension Week Boxes!
 
Waterloo, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Week is April 12-17. Iowa’s 100 county extension offices will host activities throughout the week to thank Iowans for their support of extension efforts throughout the state.
 
“The challenges of the past year changed how ISU Extension and Outreach serves Iowans, but not why: We want a strong Iowa. We are here for you now and always,” said Shelly Smith, Executive Director.
 
“This celebration is one way we say thank you to the many volunteers, community leaders, organizations, agencies, and other partners who support our work in Black Hawk County,” Smith said.
 
Local small businesses will receive an awareness box of tools and information to support revitalizing our local economy.
 
Gardening seeds are available to the public and community donation gardens to sustain local foods.
 
Workshops on wellbeing, tools for caregivers, money smarts, preserving foods, pesticide application, youth mental health, planning for retirement, car care 101 for teenagers, and gardening are scheduled to strengthen our community.
 
“ISU Extension and Outreach engages Iowans in solving today’s problems and planning for tomorrow. We will continue finding new ways to deliver research-based education and information to Iowans,” Smith said.
 
ISU Extension and Outreach is part of the federal Cooperative Extension Service — a network of more than 100 land-grant institutions, including Iowa State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture serving communities and counties across the United States. Every county in Iowa has an elected extension council that decides how to support ISU Extension and Outreach educational programs at the county level.
 
For more information about ISU Extension and Outreach, visit www.extension.iastate.edu or contact the ISU Extension and Outreach Black Hawk County office. 

Click here to see dates, times and to pre-register!

Purebred Market Swine Class

Must be weighed in and tagged at home on April 3rd.

a. Maximum 2 entries per exhibitor.  

b. Barrows/Gilts must be born January 1, 2021 or after. 

c. Barrows/Gilts must be identified by May 15 on 4-H online.   

e. Purebred barrows/gilts will be divided by breed and weight. Registration papers must be furnished at fair weigh-in. Animals must be registered in exhibitors name.

f. There must be 3 purebred barrows/gilts of one breed to have a breed specific class. If there are not at least 3 of a specific breed, purebred barrows/gilts will be shown in an AOB (all other breeds) class. 

Enter into blackhawk.fairentry.com by July 19th.

Division: Market Pigs

Class: 26202: Purebred Market Barrow/Gilt

Questions please contact Diane, 319-234-6811, wolfejd@iastate.edu

Food Master is a series of 6 kits you can pick up at the Waterloo Public Library once a month, starting in April. Each kit is created for a family and will include materials for kids in grades 1-6 to complete the activities. This is a FREE monthly FAMILY TAKE-HOME KIT from the Waterloo Public Library that runs from April through September.  Registration is required to participate. Use the QR CODE or Click Here!
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2021 Theme: "Quest to Be Your Best"
Black Hawk County's Date is Thursday, July 1st.
Youth participants will get to attend workshops throughout campus, hear from a keynote speaker, participate in team building activities, network with others from around the state, participate in service-learning opportunities, and more!
New for 2021:
• 1 - day event taking place at Iowa State University in Ames
• Open to Iowa 4-H Youth in 8 - 12th grades
• Animal Science Round Up will be a part of this event
• Registration will open in April, REGISTER on v2.4honline.com
• Cost is $50, includes transportation
Questions, please call 319-234-6811 or email Diane at wolfejd@iastate.edu
Youth should register via v2.4honline.com beginning April 1. There is financial assistance available beginning May 1 to those who need found on 4-H Youth Conference page.

 
FREE! In cooperation with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host the Farmers Market Nutrition Program webinar training for new and returning farmers market vendors March 25 or April 21.  This viewing option is provided as a service to individuals without access to a computer or limited internet service.
The Iowa Farmers Market Nutrition Program consists of the Women, Infants and Children FMNP and the Senior FMNP. The FMNPs are Congressionally-authorized programs that provide fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables and herbs from farmers markets and farm stands to nutritionally at-risk women, infants, children and low-income seniors.
The Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship does not limit the number of vendors who may become certified under FMNP. For more information and eligibility, visit IDALS Marketing, Horticulture and Farmers Markets.
Watch at HOME:
Thursday, March 25, 2021 10:30-11:30 AM (Central Time)
Use this link to register for the webinar: Registration URL:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4629555693885627660
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 10:30-11:30 am (Central Time).
Use this link to register for the webinar: Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4548869132592931596
OR
Watch at Black Hawk County Extension on dates listed: Please call to attend, 319-234-6811 or Contact Shelly Smith shellys@iastate.edu
Black Hawk County Extension: Waterloo, 3420 University Ave. Suite B., Waterloo